In ugliness, there is beauty (and other tales)
A few thoughts at 1 a.m., as Barak Obama keeps the ball on the ground and Hillary Clinton burns her last timeout:
* Just when you thought it didn't get uglier than the Democratic presidential campaign, along came Game 1 of the Celtics-Cavaliers series. Boston suffers through three long cold streaks. LeBron James manages just 12 points, and Paul Pierce counters with four. I could rebuild my garage with all the bricks both teams chucked. It came to Kevin Garnett finally making a big shot with 21 seconds left and big contributions off the Celtics' bench: Sam Cassell hitting two treys early in the fourth quarter and grabbing a big rebound down the stretch, and James Posey's two clinching free throws and plus-17 (love this new stat stolen from the NHL) in 25 minutes.
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